The Factors Associated with the Low Interest of Contraceptive Device Use on Fertile Age Couple in Patinea Hamlet, Western Part of Seram Regency 2016

^Authors: Hamdan Tunny¹, Karyadi², Ibiham Samium³, Hafis Makayaino⁴, Dewi Sitra Rumadauth⁵

^1,2&3,4 Lecturer of STIKes Maluku Husada

⁵Student of Nursing Study Program of STIKes (Colleges of Health Science) Maluku Husada

Email: umasugit@yahoo.com

Abstract

Contraception is a device, medication or means used to prevent conception or meeting of ovary and sperm in the womb or uterus. Although family planning programs (KB) is quite successful in Indonesia, yet in its implementation until now experiencing perceived barriers among others such as there are a lot of fertile age couples who still have not joined the KB. This study aims to determine the factors associated with low interest in the use of contraception on fertile age couples. This research uses descriptive analytic design with cross sectional method. The sample is determined by using purposive sampling method with total 82 respondents. The instrument of this research is qeustionare. Data processing uses SPSS, by applying chi-square test with the significance level of 0,05. The research result is obtained significant value of income (p=0,001), knowledge (p=0,000), education (p=0,000) and habits (p=0,008). From these result it can be conclude that income, knowledge, education and habits have a significant relations to the uses contraceptives.

Keywords: Income, Knowledge, Education, Habit, Low Interest

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